Keto Vietnamese food is readily available but you need to know what you’re looking for. Vietnamese cuisine are well known for rice noodles, vermicelli, grass noodles, thick rice noodles, and egg noodles. These are all tough dishes to justify on the Keto diet. Your local Toronto Vietnamese restaurant has plenty of meals under the Keto banner that works. Here are a few tips we can offer to ensure you stay on point with your diet.
Choose salad over rice
There are some Vietnamese favourites like bo luc luc which is chopped tasty beef streak spread across rice. Consider switching out the rice for a salad. The bo luc luc tastes just as amazing with salad. You’ll save yourself a lot of carbs in the process of making the switch and you still get to enjoy your meat.
Switch out the noodles for bean sprouts
Bean sprouts are a versatile vegetable that can be used in several different dishes, including as a substitute for noodles. Bean sprouts are going to be light in taste and high in fiber, for those who don’t eat them regularly. Consider asking for them as a substitute. They can be easily used in Vietnamese pho and won’t change the taste.
Go for more meat and veggies instead of rice
Rice is oftentimes chosen to add into a meal because of how filling it is and for the carb content. Unless you’re just order the teensiest bit, to stay on a Keto diet, your Vietnamese plate should be loaded with as much veggies and meat as you can manage. While some may prefer to limit their meat intake, vegetables are a very nice substitute to rice which can fill you up and provide a lot of fiber as well.
All in all, you can easily continue to eat a Keto diet with Vietnamese cuisine as long as you’re aware of the substitutions and are doing what you need to do to keep your carb count within the appropriate range. The next time you’re in Toronto and are looking for healthy, authentically prepared Vietnamese food, come to Toronto Pho. Not only will you find Toronto’s best pho here but you’ll also find dozens of other dishes you’re sure to adore. Drop into Toronto Pho any day!
